Sir John Hall Magowan, was a British diplomat. Raised in

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, Co. Armagh, he was educated at the

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and

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. He married Winifred Isabel and had a daughter, Ann Isabel Magowan, and two sons, William Andrew Magowan and David Magowan. He served as British Ambassador to Venezuela from 1948 to 1951, and died while back in Northern Ireland on leave on 5 April 1951. He had been appointed British Ambassador to Thailand in December 1950, but died before he could present his credentials.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Magowan, John Hall Date of birth unknown 1951 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Venezuela Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire People educated at The Royal School, Armagh Politicians from County Armagh